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W3D1 History of computing Need for calculations  18-th, 19-th Century Industrial revolution (steam locomotive 1804 Britain, etc.) Examples  Pi  Arctan.

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1 W3D1 History of computing Need for calculations  18-th, 19-th Century Industrial revolution (steam locomotive 1804 Britain, etc.) Examples  Pi  Arctan

2 W3D1 History of computing Need for calculations  18-th, 19-th Century Industrial revolution (steam locomotive 1804 Britain, etc.) Examples  Pi  Arctan Characteristics  Repetitive  Frequent

3 W3D1 Charles Babbage (1792-1871)

4 W3D1 The difference engine (1820)

5 W3D1 The analytical engine (1834)

6 W3D1 Joseph-Marie Jacquard: loom using perforated cards to control the weaving pattern

7 W3D1 Vanevar Bush (1890-1974) The Differential Analyser

8 W3D1 Claude Shannon (1916-2001) & his electromechanical mouse

9 W3D1 George Stibitz (1904-1995)

10 W3D1 Stibitz’ model K calculator

11 W3D1 Konrad Zuse (1910-1995)

12 W3D1 Konrad Zuse’s Z1

13 W3D1 Reconstructed Z1

14 W3D1 John Vincent Atanasoff Clifford Berry

15 W3D1 Atanasoff-Berry Computer


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